76 RANCHING IN THE CANADIAN WEST 



Fifth Year. 



Original she-stock . . . . . . 50 



, /Steers 10 



Calves of third year \Heifers 10 



Calves of fourth year {aStes |jj 



Calves of fifth year, 22; 10 per cent, allow- /Steers 10 

 ance for winter loss of calves, 2=20 . . I Heifers 10 



Total of bunch .. ..110 



Sixth Year. 

 Original she-stock . . . . . . 50 



Calves of third year {rIuL 10 



Calves of fourth year "{aSS. 10 



f Steers 10 

 10 



Calves of fifth year . . . . . . j Heifers 



Calves of sixth year, 22 ; 10 per cent, allow- /Steers 10 



ance for winter loss of calves, 2=20 . . I Heifers 10 



Offspring from calves of third year (deducting per- 

 centage for possible loss) . . . . . . _4 



Total of bunch . . . . 134 



There will be ten steers ready for beef now, if 

 range-stock were started with. It is always ad- 

 visable to commence with a mixed bunch (steers 

 and heifers), as a few animals sold for beef in each 

 year after the third is a great help ; and as oppor- 

 tunity occurs of getting hold of good yearlings of 

 both sexes, at a reasonable price, advantage should 

 be taken of it, according to means. 



All dogies which were bought in the first year of 



